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. 2015 Jul 22;2015(7):CD004736. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004736.pub5

Parisi 2013.

Methods Randomised control trial with 4 arms.
Participants 80 healthy non anaemic pregnant women (Hb less than 105 g/L) consecutively recruited at 12‐14 weeks of gestation in the Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, Italy.
Interventions Participants were randomised to 1 of 4 groups: group 1: (n = 20) controls; group 2 (n = 20) received ferrous iron 30 mg daily; group 3 (n = 20) received liposomial iron 14 mg (SideralR Pharmanutra) daily; group 4 (n = 20) received liposomial iron 28 mg/daily. The supplementation continued until 6 weeks postpartum.
Outcomes BMI, haemoglobin, ferritin, anaemia, placental weight, blood losses and gestational age at delivery, birthweight.
Notes There is only an abstract available with very limited information.

BMI: body mass index
 Hb: haemoglobin